Curriculum Vitae

Name	Satyam Suwas
Designation	Professor of Materials Engineering (Higher Academic Grade) and Dean of Division of Mechanical Sciences
Date of Birth	30th September, 1969
Institution's Address
	Department of Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012 Email: satyamsuwas@iisc.ac.in Homepage: http://materials.iisc.ac.in/~satyamsuwas/ Telephone: +91-(0) 80-2293 3245 (Office) +91-(0) 80-2351 1242 (Residence) +91-(0) 98 8023 3480 (Mobile) Fax: +91-(0) 80-2360-0472
Education
	• 1999, Ph. D., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India. • 1994, M. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India. • 1991, M. Sc., Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India.
Current Research Interests
	• Processing – Microstructure/texture – mechanical property relationship • Light alloys (Titanium, magnesium, aluminium alloys, lighter steels) • Deformation and thermo-mechanical processing • Additive Manufacturing • High-temperature structural materials
Professional Experience
	• May-June 2026: Invited Professor, IUT of Metz, University of Lorraine, France • April 2025 onwards: Dean, Division of Mechanical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India • September 2023 onwards: Professor (Higher Academic Grade), Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. • August 2020 – May 2025: Chair, Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India • April - October 2018: Guest Professor as Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Awardee from Humboldt foundation, Germany at Institut für Strukturphysik, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany. • September 2015 - September 2023: Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India • Associate Faculty, Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research (2014-2024) • Associate Faculty, Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (2020 onwards) • May - July 2015: Humboldt Re-visiting fellow, at Institut für Strukturphysik, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany. • July 2014 and May - July 2013: Invited Professor, University of Lorraine, France. • April – June 2011: Humboldt Re-visiting fellow, at Institut für Metallkunde und Metallphysik, RWTH, Aachen, Germany • September 2010 - September 2015: Associate Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. • June - August 2008: IUSSTF fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA • May 2008, April - June 2007, May - July 2006: Maître dé conférences ‘invité’ (Invited Assistant Professor) at Université Paul Verlaine de Metz, France. • June 2005 - August 2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgy (now Materials Engineering), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India • April 2004 – May 2005: Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, at Institut für Metallkunde und Metallphysik, RWTH, Aachen, Germany. • September 2003 – March 2004: Maître dé conférences ‘invité’ (Invited Assistant Professor) at Université de Metz, France • September 2002 – September 2003: Post-doctoral fellow, Ministry of Research, France at Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique des Matériaux, Université de Metz, France. • May 1999 – September 2004: Scientist at Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, India.
Honors
	• Prof. Rustom Choksi Award (2026) for Excellence in Research in Engineering by IISc • Elected fellow (2026), Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc) • THERMEC (2025) Distinguished Researcher Award • Elected Fellow (2024), Indian National Science Academy (INSA) • Felicitation by Springer-Nature (2024) for   - Topmost cited authors of Springer Nature Books from IISc (2013-2022)   - Top Downloaded Springer Nature Book from IISc (2013-2022) for the book "Crystallographic Texture of Materials" • G.D. Birla Gold Medal (2020), from Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) • Elected Fellow (2019), Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) • Elected Fellow (2019), Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI) • Elected Fellow (2017), National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) • Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award (2017) from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany • ASM-IIM Visiting Lecturer Award (2017) from American Society of Metals & Indian Institute of Metals • JSPS-DST Visiting Lecturership (2015) from Japanese Society for Promotion of Sciences & Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India • Eminent Engineering personality for the year (2014), from Institution of Engineers, India • Metallurgist of the year (2012) from Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India • IUSSTF fellowship (2008) from Indo-US Science and Technology Forum • Humboldt Fellowship (2004-2005) from Alexander von Humboldt foundation, Germany • Young Engineer of the Year (2003) from Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) • President Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma Medal (1999) from IIT Kanpur, India
Professional Activities
	• Elected Member, International Committee for Texture of Materials (ICOTOM) • Elected Member, International Committee for Strength of Materials (ICSMA) • Member, International Committee, THERMEC • Life Member, Indian Institute of Metals • Member of the Executive Council, Indian Institute of Metals 2000-2025 (past Chairman, Indian Institute of Metals, Bangalore Chapter) • Member of the Executive Council, Electron Microscope Society of India • Life Member, Materials Research Society of India • Life Member, Magnetics Society of India • Life Member, Texture Society of India • Member, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), USA • Member, American Society of Metals (ASM), USA
Other professional services
	• Associate Editor, Materials Characterization, Elsevier • Section Editor, Current Science (Indian Academy of Sciences) • Member, Editorial Board, Materials Science and Engineering A, Elsevier • Member, Editorial Board, Materials and Design, Elsevier • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, Elsevier • Member, Editorial Board, Scientific Reports, A Nature Publication • Section Editor, Transactions of Indian National Academy of Engineering (2019-2023) • Key Reader for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2005-2017)